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In pictures: Typhoon Yagi leaves dozens dead in Vietnam, pounds infrastructure

Thirty five people have died and 24 are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon, Vietnam's disaster management agency said

Reuters Hanoi/Haiphong Published 09.09.24, 12:20 PM

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, left dozens dead in northern Vietnam and widespread damage as it churned westwards, preliminary government estimates showed on Monday, while the weather agency warned of more floods and landslides.

People remove fallen trees following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
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People remove fallen trees following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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Thirty five people have died and 24 are missing, mostly because of landslides and floods triggered by the typhoon, Vietnam's disaster management agency said.

The typhoon made landfall on Saturday on Vietnam's northeastern coast, home to large manufacturing operations of domestic and foreign companies, and was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday by the meteorological agency.

It cut power to millions of households and companies, flooded highways, disrupted telecommunications networks, downed a medium-sized bridge and thousands of trees and brought to a halt economic activity in many industrial hubs.

People wade through a flooded street following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, Hai Phong, Vietnam.
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People wade through a flooded street following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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Managers and workers at industrial parks and factories in Haiphong, a coastal city of two million, said on Monday they had no electricity and were trying to salvage equipment from rain in plants whose metal sheets roofing had been blown away.

"Everyone is scrambling to make sites safe and stocks dry," said Bruno Jaspaert, head of DEEP C industrial zones, which host plants from more than 150 investors in Haiphong and the neighbouring province of Quang Ninh.

A general view of a factory belonging to LG Electronics collapsed following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Trang Due Industrial Zone, Hai Phong city, Vietnam, September 9, 2024.
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A general view of a factory belonging to LG Electronics collapsed following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Trang Due Industrial Zone, Hai Phong city, Vietnam, September 9, 2024.

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A factory in Haiphong of South Korea's LG Electronics collapsed, according to pictures and a Reuters witness.

LG Electronics, a major maker of appliance and consumer electronics, did not immediately reply to requests for comment.

"Lots of damages," said Hong Sun, the chairman of the South Korean business association in Vietnam when asked about the typhoon's impact on Korean factories in coastal areas.

A manager of leased factories confirmed widespread damages to roofs and prolonged power cuts in northern provinces.

A bridge in the province of Phu Tho collapsed on Monday, authorities said.

"This is normally a busy bridge, a key bridge in the province," a senior official of the province's transport department said, adding there was no report available yet on casualties.

People use ropes to remove fallen trees following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, Hai Phong, Vietnam.
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People use ropes to remove fallen trees following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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The weather agency warned of more floods and landslides, noting that rainfall ranged between 208 millimetres and 433 millimetres (8.2 inches to 17.1 inches) in several parts of the northern region over the past 24 hours.

A man walks past a devastated area following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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A man walks past a devastated area following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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State-run power provider EVN said that more than 5.7 million customers lost power during the weekend as dozens of power lines were broken, but electricity was restored on Monday to nearly 75% of those affected.

Several state highways in the north of the country were flooded or seriously disrupted .

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The mountainous province of Lao Cai suffered the most casualties, with 13 people killed in landslides and one in a flash flood. Quang Ninh province, which was in the typhoon's path, reported six deaths.

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